Tippets: Gear Essentials, Curbing Shark Fin Cuisine, Sweet Victory

Chinese cuisine dependent on shark fins is declining, thankfully. Andrew C. Revkin reports on the contributing factors and advocacy work that has been done by groups such as the WildAid shark campaign. Read more via The New York Times.

Dave Hosler reports on a recent trek north to Wisconsin, to muskie country, bringing back some sweet photographs of a great trip. Vial Pile Cast.